EVERETT — Cafe Dijon is back on Broadway.
Ali Kalantari has returned to make his signature sandwich plates and French onion soup.
Folks in the neighborhood are stopping by again to enjoy the Persian gentleman’s hospitality.
“He is an artist and was born to do this. His food presentations are beautiful,” said the cafe’s new owner, Neary Ouch. “There would be no Cafe Dijon without Ali.”
But no one is more happy than Kalantari.
“Neary saved the cafe,” he said with a big smile. (The previous owner had other obligations and could not continue, he said.)
Ouch (pronounced oosh) is pleased to be part of what she sees as positive changes in north Everett.
“North Broadway is alive,” she said. “We have the college up the street, we have new businesses. People don’t have to go downtown.”
Kristen Keenan, who lives in the Delta neighborhood, likes having a nice lunch spot near her home.
“It’s good food and reasonably priced,” Keenan said. She recommends Kalantari’s tomato bisque, which was served with the ham and turkey croissant sandwich for $10.95. Earlier this week Keenan ordered a colorful, fresh “maitre d’ salad” ($11.95) served with soup, fruit and a baguette topped with rosemary and olive oil. Simple and satisfying.
The cafe’s wait staff said the baked Sicilian sub ($11.95) — with lots of meat, pesto, tomatoes and cheese on ciabatta — is a favorite.
The best seller, however, is the Bombay chicken salad croissant ($10.95), made with chicken, curry, celery, grapes, apples, red onion, raisins and cashews.
I ordered this luscious, stuffed sandwich (so generous I had to eat it with a knife and fork). It came with a cup of the tasty French onion soup. The thing about eating a good lunch is that it’ll get you through to the end of the work day.
If you are in a hurry, however, the cafe offers grab-and-go sandwiches for $5 to $6, and Ouch is considering selling brown-bag lunches.
Happy hour, early dinners and perhaps live music are on the wish list, as well, she said.
Cafe Dijon
1822 Broadway, Everett.
Dine in or take out. Call 425-374-2115.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Alcohol: Wine and beer.
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